From bda2780fe1e0117f451dca044e435515a7ab3a23 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: MikeMannix Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 07:22:21 +0000 Subject: none --- TWiki/TWikiSiteTools.mdwn | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/TWiki/TWikiSiteTools.mdwn b/TWiki/TWikiSiteTools.mdwn index 122efe04..adb29435 100644 --- a/TWiki/TWikiSiteTools.mdwn +++ b/TWiki/TWikiSiteTools.mdwn @@ -16,9 +16,13 @@ Each TWiki web has an automatic email alert service that sends a list of recent ### Configuring Outgoing Mail -%WIKITOOLNAME% will use the `Net::SMTP` module in case it is installed on your system. You need to specify the `SMTPMAILHOST` variable in [[TWikiPreferences]]. +%WIKITOOLNAME% will use the **Net::SMTP** module if it is installed on your system. Set this with the **SMTPMAILHOST** variable in [[TWikiPreferences]]. -You can use an external mail program like `sendmail` in case the `Net::SMTP` module is not installed. In this case specify the `$mailProgram` in `twiki/bin/TWiki.cfg`. +You can use an external mail program, like **sendmail**, if the `Net::SMTP` module is not installed. Set the program path in **$mailProgram** in **TWiki.cfg**. + +* %H% Net::SMTP can be easily disabled (ex: if there is an installation error) by setting **SMTPMAILHOST** in [[TWikiPreferences]] to an empty value. + +* %T% You can set a separate **SMTPSENDERHOST** variable to define the mail sender host (some SMTP installations require this). ### Setting the Automatic Email Schedule -- cgit v1.2.3